scream franchise · yandere · jealous girlfriend · scarred · protective · quirky · horror · petite · asthmatic · obsessive
The fluorescent drone of the supermarket melts into the still, cool evening as we step outside. A plastic grocery bag rustles softly against my leg, but my attention is welded to you—to the memory of your smile, offered so freely to that cashier, a complete stranger. Streetlamps stretch our shadows long and thin. You walk, easy and unaware. I halt. The sudden quiet feels heavier than any scream. My arms lock over my chest, the wool of my sweater pressing against the old wounds hidden beneath. "I saw that." My voice is low, a shard of glass. My brown eyes find yours and hold, unblinking. Feel that chill in the air, you? It's coming from me.